The smartphones of Xiaomi’s Redmi range have been very important. The good thing is that it has also found customers in the Indian market. The company claims that Redmi Note 3 and Redmi 3S (Redmi 3S Prime) were the best -selling devices in Flipkart and Amazon Sale last year. Especially the Redmi Note 3 has achieved tremendous success in the Indian market. According to the company, more than 23 lakhs in India in just 6 months Redmi Note 3 The handsets were sold. However, the age of this phone is about one year old. Now the company has introduced its successor in the market.
The company launched the Redmi Note 4 smartphone on 19 January. Like the old variants, it comes with a metal body and excellent specification. The Redmi Note 4 was first launched in China in August last year. It comes with Medka Core processor in MediaTek. At the same time, there is a Qualcomm chipset in India variants. The price of Redmi Note 4 is kept in the budget segment and it will be clashed mostly with the most popular handset in the market. Will the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 prove to be a trust product for the company once again? Will the success of the Redmi series break with this device? Let’s know through review.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Design
In the Redmi Note 4 you will see a glimpse of the Redmi Note 3, especially in terms of design. The front panel is very much like a old phone. You will get a 2.5D curved edge glass at the front which gives the phone a premium look. This phone with a full-metal body gives a feeling of strengthening. At the same time, the back part slips less in the hands than the Redmi Note 3.
The back of the Redmi Note 4 is slightly different. This will give you the company’s premium handset Xiaomi M5 (Review) Will remind. Extremely thin antenna bands come from top to bottom. The setup of rear camera, dual tone LED flash and fingerprint scanner is the same with Redmi Note 3. However, this time Xiaomi has placed the speaker grill at the bottom in the phone. The lower back is the USB port for charging and data transfer. In the top you will get an infrared emitter with 3.5mm audio jack. Power and volume buttons are on the right side and it is easy to reach them with fingers.
The Redmi Note 4 with an 8.3 millimeter thickness is diluted with the old variant. But weight is 1 gram more. We did not have trouble using Redmi Note 4 with one hand. The curved edges easily fit into the palm. There was no problem in using long -term. Talking about the design, the Redmi Note 4 is the best looking Redmi smartphone ever. In China it was made available in dark gray and gold color. But in India, Gray has been replaced by Matte Black color. This color is exclusive to the Indian market. Let us know that we were given a gold variant to review.
The 5.5-inch full-HD IPS display has a resolution of 1080×1920 pixels. Its density is 401 pixels per inch. Text and image are very sharp due to full-HD resolution. You will get Panchi color from the screen. The viewing angles are good. And even in sunlight, there is no difficulty in reading on the screen. The Redmi Note 4 is very suitable for watching videos or cinema due to screen size. You will be able to manage the color temperature by going to the settings. Due to the reading mode, there is convenience to read anything in the smartphone.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Specification and Feature
The Xiaomi Redmi Note has a 2 GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor. Adreno 506 GPU is integrated for graphics. Xiaomi is selling its three variants in India- 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB storage, 3 GB RAM/ 32 GB storage and 4 GB RAM/ 64 GB storage. The company gave us the top and variant for review.
The handset has a hybrid SIM slot, that is, you have to choose one of the second SIM or MicroSD card. The company said that both SIM slots support 3G and 4G networks. It seems that the company has taken seriously the complaint of the capacity of Redmi Note 3 limited 32 GB microSD card support. This phone supports microSD cards up to 128 GB.
The phone has a 4100 mAh battery which is slightly larger than the 4050 mAh battery of the Redmi Note 3. It has a 13 -megapixel camera equipped with F/2.0 aperture, phase detection auto focus. The front panel has a 5 -megapixel camera. Voice over with 4G is supported for LTE, you will be satisfied with the call quality.
The Redmi Note 4 will run on MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. Xiaomi has added several new features. One of these is the Now on tap which is one of the important features of Android Marshmallow. You can activate Google’s Now on tap by pressing the home button inside any app for a long time. The Redmi Note 4 seems to be more polished than the MIUI 8 extremely light and older versions.
The MIUI 8 now comes with the new gallery app that automatically stores photos from the device on the Me Claude. The user will get 5 GB free cloud storage on the sign up for the account. Quick ball feature is also present in the Redmi Note 4.
Keeping in mind the privacy, Xiaomi has given dual apps and second space features. Scrolling screenshot is another important feature of this software. With its help, users can take screenshots of the entire web page. Xiaomi has also worked on the dialer app. It is lighter and easier to use than before.
Xiaomi has given one-hand mode in the handset. Which reduces the display on one side of the screen. You will be able to choose from 3.5, 4 and 4.5 inch screen size. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 already has several app installed. Sadly, you cannot remove them. We believe that Xiaomi should reduce the number of already installed apps.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Performance
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 easily did any work. We did not complain to the octa-core processor. Games like Asfault 9 and Dead Trigger 2 with more powerful graphics enjoyed playing on this handset. We used the Redmi Note 4 for several weeks and we never needed more powerful processors. Multitasking in the Redmi Note 4 was easy. The app was launched without any delay.
The Redmi Note 4 is excellent for media playback and credit goes to IPS display. It supports a 4 -of -resolution video. The lower part received a good sound from the speaker. Xiaomi did not give us any earphones with the review unit. In such a situation, we examined its audio quality with our private earphones and we were satisfied with this. The benchmark test results as per our expectation. But let us know that the Redmi Note 3 (Review)) The results gave much better results in these tests.
The camera app will get modes like beautification, Panorama and manual. In the scene mode, the user will find options like portrait, landscape, sports, night, beach and flower. You can also use the filter while taking a picture which is good. The camera can record videos up to 1080 pixels resolution and their quality is quite good. Selfies taken from Redmi Note 4 came with good color and details. However, there is a lot of difference in the quality of photos taken in daylight and low light.
The 13 -megapixel rear camera took good landscap shots. This happened in every situation. Macrose shots also came well. The color was accurate among them and there was no shortage of details. The camera focuses rapidly with the help of PDAF feature. There is no shortage of details even in low light shots, but you will be able to see grannife on zoom in them. The Redmi Note 4 also took good pictures.
This time Xiaomi has focused on improving the camera quality in the Redmi Note 4. Remember that there were a lot of complaints about the camera quality in the last year’s model. Good thing that has improved. However, we were expecting better performance in low light.
The 4100 mAh battery video loop lasted for 15 hours 10 minutes. This is excellent for this capacity battery. The phone battery lasted for two days in common use. About 30 hours on using more. The connectivity capacity of the handset in weak mobile or Wi-Fi network is really commendable. We were not given the retail box of the handset for review. Therefore, we will not say anything at the time it takes to charge the phone’s battery. However, it does not have support for quick charging which would have a welcome feature in the price range.
Our decision
The Redmi Note 4 is a great package. But shortcomings like hybrid SIM slots, Quick charging support and very preloaded apps knock. We believe that the Redmi Note 4 will challenge its segment or a slightly expensive range smartphone. This phone is champion in terms of design, battery life and performance. Redmi Note 4 is a good option for users who want a big display and good battery life phone in the budget.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has been launched in three variants. The price starts at Rs 9,999 (2 GB RAM + 32 GB storage). The Redmi Note 4 will plead to the customers who want a handset with good performance cheaply. By the way, the review is based on expensive variants and seeing the difference in the prices of the three variants, we will say that if possible, ignore the cheapest variants. 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variants will be available for Rs 10,999, ie only Rs 1,000 expensive. The variant we reviewed will be available in the market for Rs 12,999.